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why do sportsbooks sometimes refund bets on suspicious activity

Had a couple parlays get refunded last month and it always throws me off when it happens. They say it’s due to "suspicious activity" or "irregular betting patterns," but I honestly never get the exact reason. Makes me wonder what actually counts as suspicious on their end. Is it big swings in odds or like one guy loading the same bet over and over? Or are they just worried about insider info? I don’t see this in table games - roulette never gets voided for “suspicious spins.” Why do they only do it for certain sports bets?

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Lol “suspicious spins” is killing me, roulette wishes it got that kind of customer service

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Arb flags it

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And laziness

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arb is the clean excuse, but half the time it's them getting jumpy when your clicks stop looking recreational haha. i got a same game parlay refund after a streak, then the same book happily took my live dealer roulette money through a blurry stream like nothing was weird, so yeah i stopped pretending the labels mean much

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Seen this before. I used to think it was just big action. Half the time it's a weird cluster of the same bet at once. Sportsbooks care, online casinos just eat it.

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Roulette never had a snitch

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nah its usually bad data or some busted feeder market lmao not just a snitch. roulette doesnt have injury reports or refs doing weird shit 5 mins before lock

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"irregular betting patterns" is such casino hr-speak lol, same drawer as "market suspension" when they get cold feet on promos

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